### Amazon.com Review When Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, was appointed in 2006 to become the nation's next Secretary of the Treasury, he knew that his move from Wall Street to Washington would be daunting and challenging. But Paulson had no idea that a year later, he would find h
On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
โ Scribed by Paulson, Henry M
- Book ID
- 106904542
- Publisher
- HEADLINE
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 480 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780755360550
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY: Fast-paced and dramatic re-telling of the financial crisis that nearly bought the developed world to its knees. Hank Paulson was at the absolute epicentre of the recent economic storm, and his account of how he dealt with the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression makes for absolutely fascinating reading. The book contains all the decisive moments in the economic crisis, including the pivotal meetings with mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as Paulson's personal recollections of and conversations with President Bush, President Obama, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and current Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. As well as detailing the major decisions taken during the crisis, Paulson also puts forth the policies he believes need to be implemented to take us securely into the future.
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SUMMARY: Fast-paced and dramatic re-telling of the financial crisis that nearly bought the developed world to its knees. Hank Paulson was at the absolute epicentre of the recent economic storm, and his account of how he dealt with the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression makes for ab
U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's first-person account of the key decisions that had to be made with lightning speed as he stood at the epicenter of the world's most cataclysmic financial crisis since the Great Depression.;Congress -- Financial leaders and their advisers -- Financial regulators
Amazon.com Review When Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, was appointed in 2006 to become the nation's next Secretary of the Treasury, he knew that his move from Wall Street to Washington would be daunting and challenging. But Paulson had no idea that a year later, he would find himsel